Quotes by Jim Caviezel

About Jim Caviezel:

James Patrick "Jim" Caviezel is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying Jesus Christ in the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ. Other notable roles include the golfer Bobby Jones in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Detective John Sullivan in Frequency, Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo, Catch in Angel Eyes, Carroll Oerstadt in Déjà Vu, and Private Witt in The Thin Red Line. Since September 2011, he has starred as John Reese on the CBS science-fiction crime drama series Person of Interest.
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I try to be the best man I can for the day.

Jim Caviezel

I just try to be the best Catholic.

Jim Caviezel

I know we didn't make an anti-Semitic film. This is what the Gospels are. And it's none of my business what other people think of me.

Jim Caviezel

I also hope that I am occasionally involved in projects that touch other people in ways that make their lives a little better, more interesting for the moment that makes them think.

Jim Caviezel

No, the people standing before Christ and Pilate during the judgment scene do not condemn an entire race for the death of Christ anymore than the actions of Mussolini condemn all Italians, or the heinous crimes of Stalin condemn all Russians.

Jim Caviezel

We are all culpable in the death of Christ. My sins, your sins put Him on that cross.

Jim Caviezel

In the world we make good as evil and evil as good.

Jim Caviezel

My faith doesn't go over real well in Hollywood.

Jim Caviezel

I always believed in God, I would go to mass most of the time, but I had no idea of the calling to holiness.

Jim Caviezel

I meditate on God's life and I read the scriptures. I read something about Him, go through it and spend a lot of time by myself.

Jim Caviezel

I married a woman who is much better than me, I'm very fortunate to be with her and I know I'll be happy with her the rest of my life.

Jim Caviezel

The point I'm trying to make is that you go to church on Sunday. But the real Christ is out there in your life every day, whether it be the guy you help on the street, how you live your life, and your countenance that makes people want to be you.

Jim Caviezel

I felt unworthy to play Jesus. I just accepted the responsibility and said, 'What actor wouldn't want to play this role?'

Jim Caviezel

Everyone was thinking it was going to be a bust. I felt redeemed.

Jim Caviezel

I still put my pants on the same way. I still walk on my pool twice a day.

Jim Caviezel

A woman in Mexico wanted me to heal her. But I can't heal anybody. I just put my hand on her and said, 'Thank you for seeing the film.'

Jim Caviezel

I was freezing in that loincloth.

Jim Caviezel

I didn't want to be an actor.

Jim Caviezel

I don't want people to see me - I want them to see Jesus.

Jim Caviezel

We all have a cross to carry. I have to carry my own cross. If we don't carry our crosses, we are going to be crushed under the weight of it.

Jim Caviezel

Author Bio

  • NameJim Caviezel
  • DescriptionActor
  • AliasesJim Caviezel
  • BornSeptember 26, 1968
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Actor; Basketball Player